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0000-0002-8337-3480
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 09-11-2017
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-07-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2018
DOI: 10.1016/J.HEALTHPLACE.2018.06.004
Abstract: Socioeconomic inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services is well-documented in Bangladesh. However, the spatial dimension of this inequality is largely unexplored in the literature. This study examined the regional variation of wealth-related inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services using data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2014. The highest extent of pro-wealthy inequality was found in Chittagong and Sylhet for ANC services compared to Khulna and Rangpur where inequality was the lowest. Pro-wealthy inequality was the lowest in Rangpur while Dhaka and Barisal tended to have the greatest degree of inequality for delivery care services. Policy efforts aiming to tackle socioeconomic inequality in maternal healthcare should consider this spatial dimension of inequality in Bangladesh.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2023
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 08-02-2020
Abstract: Socioeconomic inequality in child malnutrition is well-evident in Bangladesh. However, little is known about whether this inequality differs by regional contexts. We used pooled data from the 2011 and 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey to examine regional differences in socioeconomic inequalities in stunting and underweight among children under five. The analysis included 14,602 children aged 0–59 months. We used logistic regression models and the Concentration index to assess and quantify wealth- and education-related inequalities in child malnutrition. We found stunting and underweight to be more concentrated among children from poorer households and born to less-educated mothers. Although the poverty level was low in the eastern regions, socioeconomic inequalities were greater in these regions compared to the western regions. The extent of socioeconomic inequality was the highest in Sylhet and Chittagong for stunting and underweight, respectively, while it was the lowest in Khulna. Regression results demonstrated the protective effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on child malnutrition. The regional differences in the effects of SES tend to erge at the lower levels of SES, while they converge or attenuate at the highest levels. Our findings have policy implications for developing programs and interventions targeted to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in child malnutrition in subnational regions of Bangladesh.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2019
DOI: 10.1016/J.PUHE.2019.03.014
Abstract: To examine the association between child marriage and women's use of institutional delivery care services and whether education and place of residence moderate this association. The study used de-identified data from four rounds (2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014) of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). The BDHS is a cross-sectional survey conducted every three years. The analysis was based on 16,099 ever-married women aged 15-49 years with at least one live birth in the three years before the survey. The study used multivariable logistic regression models with interaction terms between age at marriage, education, and place of residence. Adjusted predicted probabilities of outcome variables were computed from interaction models. Child marriage is significantly associated with decreased use of institutional delivery care services. Compared to women who married at adult ages (≥18 years), women who married between ages of 12-14 years were the most disadvantaged in having delivered at a health facility (odds ratio [OR]: 0.62 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51-0.74) and having a skilled attendant present (OR: 0.63 95% CI: 0.53-0.75) at the birth of their last child. The analysis suggests that the effect of education on the use of institutional delivery care is stronger among women married at age 18 or older compared to women who married younger than age 18 years. Further, the joint effect of age at marriage and education is stronger for women living in urban than rural place of residence. Increasing the age at marriage and discouraging child marriage may be a fruitful way to improve mother and child health in Bangladesh. Encouraging girls to complete high school and pursue college education would also help decline the rate of child marriage and, in turn, benefit social mobility and health.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2016
DOI: 10.1016/J.CONTRACEPTION.2016.02.026
Abstract: A large body of literature has highlighted that women's household decision-making power is associated with better reproductive health outcomes, while most of the studies tend to measure such power from only women's point of view. Using both husband's and wife's matched responses to decision-making questions, this study examined the association between couples' concordant and discordant decision makings, and wife's unmet need for contraception in Bangladesh. This study used couple's data set (n=3336) from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey of 2007. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the likelihood of unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age. Study results suggested that couples who support the equalitarian power structure seemed to be more powerful in meeting the unmet demand for contraception. Logistic regression analysis revealed that compared to couple's concordant joint decision making, concordance in husband-only or other's involvement in decision making was associated with higher odds of unmet need for contraception. Wives exposed to family planning information discussed family planning more often with husbands, and those from richest households were less likely to have unmet need for contraception. Couple's concordant joint decision making, reflecting the concept of equalitarian power structure, appeared to be a significant analytic category. Policy makers in the field of family planning may promote community-based outreach programs and communication c aigns for family planning focusing on egalitarian gender roles in the household.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 28-06-2022
DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1940129
Abstract: Many studies report a significant association between a lifetime measure of intimate partner violence (IPV) and low birth weight (LBW) in low-income and economically developed countries. However, it remains relatively unclear how different forms of IPV affect LBW in low-income countries. This study examines the associations of various forms of IPV with two measures of birth outcomes - LBW and birth weight in India. This study used the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-2016 data of India. The analysis included 11,423 women aged 15-49 years. Using both logistic and linear regression analyses, we assessed the associations of various forms of IPV with binary and continuous measures of birth weight. The analysis controlled for several potential covariates. In fully-adjusted regression models, women who experienced any IPV, compared to those who had not experienced any IPV, were 1.19 times (95% CI: 1.02-1.37) as likely to give birth to an LBW baby. Compared to those who had not experienced any physical violence (PV), women who experienced any PV were 1.16 times (95% CI: 1.00-1.35) as likely to have an LBW baby. Moreover, compared to those who had not experienced any emotional violence (EV), women who experienced any EV were 1.29 times (95% CI: 1.06-1.56) as likely to have LBW babies. Linear regression analysis found that any IPV exposure was associated with a significant decrease in birth weight in the fully-adjusted model ( Findings have implications for public health policies and interventions that protect women from exposure to intimate partner violence for ensuring better maternal health and birth outcomes.
Location: United States of America
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